NEW CANEY, Texas (KTRK) -- Two people have been arrested and charged in connection with the firebombing of a New Caney Buddhist temple in 2023, authorities announced Friday.

FBI Houston said Austin Tanton and Kayla Thompson were taken into custody in Cleveland, Texas.

Federal officials said the two are charged with conspiracy to commit malicious use of explosive materials and using explosive materials in the commission of a felony, with Tanton also facing a possession of an unregistered destructive device charge.

On Nov. 5, 2023, Tanton allegedly threw a crude incendiary device, known as a Molotov cocktail, through a window of the Huyen Trang Buddhist Meditation Center, igniting the fire.

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